This is a known issue, and there is a patch available for it. First you have to get v4l-dvb source, instructions to do this can be found at [[How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers]]. Next, you need to apply this patch: [http://patchwork.linuxtv.org/patch/244201/ Patchwork V4L/DVB: faster DVB-S lock for mantis cards using stb0899 demod]

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This is a known issue, and there is a patch available for it. First you have to get v4l-dvb source, instructions to do this can be found at [[How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers]]. Next, you need to apply this patch: [https://linuxtv.org/patch/4573/ Patchwork V4L/DVB: faster DVB-S lock for mantis cards using stb0899 demod]

Drivers

This card works like a charm and out of the box like TT-connect S2 3600 USB in Ubuntu.
No firmware installation needed.

This card supported (but not working properly) in the stock kernel as of version 2.6.29 commit so you should start off by trying the standard 2.6.29 (or later) kernel
and making sure that the appropriate kernel modules are loaded.

Only start looking at experimental drivers described below if you need more recent changes or fixes.

I welcome anyone to improve my instructions as they are messy (no time to figure out how to do this properly), but this will work:

Go to your media_build/linux directory.

Make a new textfile called "stb0899.patch". Copy/paste the contents of the patch into it and save the file.

Change a/ and b/ everywhere in the file to ./ so the paths point to your local files.

Go to the commandline, cd to your media_build/linux directory.

Run "patch -p0 < stb0899.patch". If you get messages about failed hunks, godspeed.

Compile and install v4l-dvb. Reboot/reload modules.

Now, DVB-S transponders will lock reliably. I still see DVB-S2 transponders sometimes not locking properly in kaffeine and I will investigate whether this problem is kaffeine-related or if "scan" has the same problem. I've seen enormous data corruption occuring when tuning a DVB-S2 transponder, like there is a thunderstorm, but restarting kaffeine generally solves it. For now, this patch upgrades the S2-3200 from being a paperweight (it's too light for that really, I suggest using it as a bookmark) to a completely capable DVB-S tuner that, with some persuasion, can even be used for DVB-S2.